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hop¹ (h

v. hopped, hop·ping, hops

v.intr.

a. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.

b. Informal To move quickly or busily: The shipping department is hopping this week.

2. To jump on one foot.

3. To make a quick trip, especially in an airplane.

4. To travel or move often from place to place. Often used in combination: party-hop.

v.tr.

1. To move over by hopping: hop a ditch two feet wide.

2. Informal To jump aboard: hop a freight train.

a. A light springy jump or leap, especially on one foot.

b. A rebound: The ball took a bad hop.

2. Informal A dance or dance party.

a. A short distance.

b. A short trip, especially by air.

4. A free ride; a lift.

Idioms:

hop, skip, and (a) jump

A short distance.

hop to it

To begin an activity or a task quickly and energetically.

[Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian.]

hop² (h

1. A twining vine (Humulus lupulus) having lobed leaves and green female flowers arranged in conelike spikes.

2. hops The dried ripe flowers of this plant, containing a bitter aromatic oil. They are used in the brewing industry to prevent bacterial action and add the characteristic bitter taste to beer.

3. Slang Opium.

tr.v. hopped, hop·ping, hops

To flavor with hops.

Phrasal Verb:

hop up Slang

1. To increase the power or energy of: hop up a car.

2. To stimulate with or as if with a narcotic.

[Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch.]

hop ¹

Verb

[hopping, hopped]

1. to jump forwards or upwards on one foot

2. (of frogs, birds, etc.) to move forwards in short jumps

3. to jump over something

4. Informal to move quickly (in, on, out of, etc.): hop into bed

5. hop it Brit & Austral slang to go away

Noun

1. an instance of hopping

2. Informal an informal dance

3. Informal a short journey, usually in an aircraft

4. on the hop Informal

a. active or busy: he keeps me on the hop

b. unawares or unprepared: you caught me on the hop [Old English hoppian]

hop ²

Noun

a climbing plant with green conelike flowers See also hops [Middle Dutch hoppe]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	hop - the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot) jumping, jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
	2.	hop - twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer hops genus Humulus, Humulus - hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae bine, common hop, common hops, European hop, Humulus lupulus - European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America American hop, Humulus americanus - native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop Humulus japonicus, Japanese hop - ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
	3.	hop - an informal dance where popular music is played record hop dance - a party for social dancing
Verb	1.	hop - jump lightly hop-skip, skip bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" bestride, climb on, hop on, jump on, mount up, get on, mount - get up on the back of; "mount a horse"
	2.	hop - move quickly from one place to another move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" hop - travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country" hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
	3.	hop - travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country" travel - undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508" hop - move quickly from one place to another
	4.	hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean" cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" hop - move quickly from one place to another
	5.	hop - jump across; "He hopped the bush" top, clear - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" hop - make a jump forward or upward
	6.	hop - make a jump forward or upward bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" hop - jump across; "He hopped the bush"